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Supply ng bigas, sapat: Piñol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 01:54 AM

Halos P30 bilyon ang iniwang pinsala ng bagyong Ompong sa agrikultura. Read more »

Ompong damage to crops, livestock reaches P26.7 billion: DA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 05:22 PM

MANILA - The total damage of typhoon Ompong to crops and livestock has reached P26.7 billion, smashing initial forecasts, according to the latest data of the Department of Agriculture (DA) released Monday.  Read more »

Heritage houses sa Vigan, nasira dahil sa bagyong Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 03:54 AM

Nag-iwan din ng malaking pinsala ang bagyong Ompong sa Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Read more »

Bam Aquino says government should purchase 'storm-damaged' rice

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 06:22 PM

The government should buy "storm-damaged" paddy rice from areas devastated by Typhoon Ompong to help farmers, Senator Bam Aquino said Tuesday. Read more »

Bilyon-bilyong pisong halaga ng pinsala, iniwan ni Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 02:10 AM

Bilyon-bilyong pisong halaga ng impraestruktura at pananim ang nasira ng bagyong Ompong sa Isabela at Nueva Vizcaya. Read more »

Economists expect PH inflation to stay elevated due to Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 11:42 PM

Government officials count the cost of typhoon Ompong, with damage to agriculture now pegged at over P14 billion.  Read more »

Ompong, pumatay, naminsala ng kabuhayan at mga pananim

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 11:29 PM

Pinsala sa impraestruktura, mga kabahayan at mga pananim, bukod pa sa mga nabawian ng buhay, sa mga dinaanang lalawigang sa hilagang bahagi ng Luzon ang iniwan ng bagyong Ompong.  Read more »

Ompong topples power lines, rips off roofs in Northern Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 10:47 AM

Day broke after a sleepless night in northern Luzon Saturday with thousands of families in shelters, power and communication lines down, roads shut by landslides, trees toppled, and houses and other structures damaged in the wake of Typhoon Ompong's landfall.  Read more »

How food photographer defied odds, put focus on female visual artists

Dove
Updated as of Aug 23 11:50 AM

Almost a decade after being turned down for an apprenticeship because a photographer did not want to make a girl carry heavy lights and equipment, Mylene Chung now leads a team of lensmen and women in capturing the tastiest images of food in the country. Read more »

Grab drivers sue solon over P2 charge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 12:46 PM

A group of drivers from ride-hailing service Grab lodged a P5-million damage suit on Monday against PBA party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles, who criticized their P2 per-minute charge.   Read more »

Surfer Elaine Abonal rides the tide against all odds

Dove
Updated as of Aug 23 11:49 AM

Professional surfer Elaine Abonal believes that Filipinas should be able to pursue their dreams and dance with the waves and ride the tide if they want to. Read more »

DepEd to look into COA report on P25.2M worth of damaged textbooks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 01:49 AM

The Department of Education (DepEd) said Monday it will look into the report of the Commission on Audit (COA) over P25.2 million worth of damaged textbooks due to insufficient warehousing facilities.   Read more »

Monsoon rains leave P1.3-B damage: disaster council

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 03:36 PM

Monsoon rains enhanced by 3 typhoons earlier this month left P1.377 billion worth of damage to infrastructure and agriculture, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday.    Read more »

Natural remedies for hair fall

Dove
Updated as of Jul 31 05:54 PM

Such remedies usually comprise an all-natural formulation of indigenous herbs and excess cooking ingredients. Some don't even require much effort at all. Read more »

Supreme Court junks Trillanes plea on 'Hacienda Binay' damage suit

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 09:57 PM

Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV had said that the businessman was a "dummy" of then-Vice President Jejomar Binay in the controversial 150-hectare Rosario, Batangas property, which came to be known as "Hacienda Binay." Read more »

How healthy is too healthy? E.U. warns about green tea supplements

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 10:33 PM

BRUSSELS - Taking high doses of supplements containing green tea extracts may be associated with liver damage, according to new research from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Read more »

Strong, deep quake rocks Bolivia, shakes buildings in Brazil

Daniel Ramos, Reuters
Posted at Apr 03 11:40 AM

An earthquake of at least 6.6 magnitude shook Bolivia early on Monday, causing no damage or injuries but driving people out of office buildings as far away as Brasilia and Sao Paulo in neighboring Brazil, officials said.   Read more »

LOOK: Road cracks as 3 landslides hit Negros town

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 03:15 PM

Three landslides struck this town during the onslaught of Tropical Storm Agaton, rendering a major road impassable on Wednesday. Read more »

NDRRMC: Back-to-back storms cost over a billion in agri, infra losses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 05:37 PM

Over a billion worth of agriculture products and infrastructure were destroyed by Tropical Storm Urduja and Typhoon Vinta which hit the Philippines days before Christmas, a disaster official said Sunday. Read more »

Hurricane Irma aftermath

Kevin Barrallon, Facebook/AFP
Posted at Sep 07 05:21 PM

A picture released on the Facebook account of Kevin Barrallon on September 7, 2017 shows flooded houses in Gustavia on the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthelemy in the Caribbean following hurricane Irma. Hurricane Irma sowed a trail of deadly devastation through the Caribbean, reducing to rubble the tropical islands of Barbuda and St Martin and claiming at least 7 lives.  Read more »